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The American Red Cross's CEO, Gail McGovern, has spelled out the organization's promise to donors repeatedly in recent years.<p>"Ninety-one cents of every dollar that's donated goes to our services," McGovern <a href="http://youtu.be/Uqk_bNee8XQ?t=17m13s">said in a speech</a> at Johns Hopkins University last year. "That's world class obviously."<p><a href="http://www.wfyi.org/programs/the-economic-club-of-indiana/radio/gail-j-mcgovern-april-22-2014">She said</a> the same thing to the City Club of Cleveland in April.Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:01:00 +0000Laura Sullivan & Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott, ProPublica18613 at http://wmuk.orgRed Cross Misstates How Donors' Dollars Are SpentOhio State Football Player's Death Draws Attention To Head Injurieshttp://wmuk.org/post/ohio-state-football-players-death-draws-attention-head-injuries
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On a recent day at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, inmates in jumpsuits peek out of their cells to see three men with clipboards walk into the housing unit. These men are auditors doing a practice inspection. They're here to see if the facility complies with a federal law called the <a href="http://ojp.gov/programs/prisonrapeelimination.htm" target="_blank">Prison Rape Elimination Act</a>, or PREA.<p>Auditors Steven Cubello and Howard Ray start at a line of phones. There's no sign with the toll-free hotline that inmates can use to report an assault.Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:16:00 +0000Laura Sullivan13352 at http://wmuk.orgEnforcing Prison Rape Elimination Standards Proves TrickyMissouri Execution Stalled Over Lethal Drugs In Short Supplyhttp://wmuk.org/post/missouri-execution-stalled-over-lethal-drugs-short-supply
A few years ago, Missouri, like other states, was having trouble finding lethal execution drugs. Europe was balking, and U.S. drug manufacturers didn't want a part of it.<p>So Missouri turned to a place called a compounding pharmacy to make up the needed drugs based on the ingredients.Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:54:00 +0000Laura Sullivan12417 at http://wmuk.orgSpike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Padshttp://wmuk.org/post/spike-heroin-use-can-be-traced-prescription-pads
The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought attention to a grim reality of drug abuse in America — most notably with the increasing use of heroin.<p>Hoffman was found dead in his apartment on Sunday, and New York police are investigating his death as a possible drug overdose. Hoffman struggled with drug addiction throughout his career.<p>This is not the first time heroin use has skyrocketed in the United States. In the 1970s and '80s, the drug took hold in urban centers.Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:12:00 +0000Laura Sullivan12129 at http://wmuk.orgSpike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads